A History of the Gambia [Paperback]

Originally published in 1940, this book contains a history of the West Coast of Africa from the invasion by the Portuguese in 1455 until 1938.Originally published in 1940, this book contains a history of the West Coast of Africa from the invasion by the Portuguese in 1455 until 1938, when the area was under British control. Gray documents the often-bloody colonial developments in the area since the first arrival of white people on its shores.Originally published in 1940, this book contains a history of the West Coast of Africa from the invasion by the Portuguese in 1455 until 1938, when the area was under British control. Gray documents the often-bloody colonial developments in the area since the first arrival of white people on its shores.Originally published in 1940, this book contains a history of the West Coast of Africa from the invasion by the Portuguese in 1455 until 1938, when the area was under British control. Gray, who was a judge on the Supreme Court of the Gambia at the time, documents the often-bloody colonial developments in the area and the 'many vicissitudes of fortune' that the area had gone through since the first arrival of white people on its shores. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the colonial history of Africa.Foreword Thomas Southorn; 1. Introduction; 2. The Portuguese in the Gambia, 14551588; 3. The arrival of the English in the Gambia, 15881622; 4. Cavalier and Roundhead in the Gambia, 16502; 5. The Courlanders in the Gambia, 165161; 6. The capture of St Andrew's Island by the British, 1661; 7. Dutch rivalry, 166178; 8. French rivalry, 167889; 9. War with France, 168997; 10. Between two storms, 16981702; 11. The War of the Spanish Succession, 170213; 12. Pirates, 171321; 13. A private war between two trading companies, 17209; 14. A conspiracy and interlude of peace, 172945; 15. The African Committee's administration, 175065; 16. The province of Senegambia, 176576; 17. Wall versus MacNamara, 17768; 18.lÃr